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| Hi,
Kinda new to the fall musky game. In the past, the family place was always closed at Labor Day. Things have changed...
SO..I am looking to get on the water in the Minocqua area on Saturday and Sunday. The weather looks a little wild.
Any thoughts on how that will impact things?
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Posts: 1901
Location: MN | I would say get out as much as possible prior to and durng the initial onslaught of that front, otherwise it will be tougher pickins after for sure. Fish can and will be caught after it comes through, but they should get pretty active prior. Tue/Wed/Thur may be the time to take vacation! |
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Location: oswego, il | Wear your skivvies! |
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Location: Elk Grove Village, IL & Phillips, WI | What a difference a week makes. I should have pulled the pontoon and the pier this last weekend. Brrrr!! |
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Posts: 63
| Looks like I need to get out Wednesday... |
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Location: Eau Claire,WI | Try live bait close to the bottom.Work deep breaks with Dawgs,Curly Sues,etc.Bondy's and Fuzzy Duzzits should also be tried. Another good spot to try is deeper humps,work the entire stucture,top,sides and ares around them. Slow things down,you might get one or two hits a day but they might put a smile on your face! |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI |
Dress warmly ! |
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Posts: 8779
| I would contemplate not fishing. Fall is my favorite time of year, but sudden big cooldowns seem to shut everything down for DAYS. If I could, I'd fish Wednesday and Thursday, and forget about the weekend. |
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Posts: 151
Location: IL | I will be out fishing the hayward fall tournament fri-sunday.. Hopefully the weather doesnt completely shut the fish down. Eather way I will be on the water all day.. |
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| I strongly considered not going up. It is quite the journey (takes me about 7 hours), but I've made it about 10 times since opening day. I've decided to say screw it, I'm going.
A day on the water is better than a day in my apartment.
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| I would say suckers need to be a MUST HAVE for you this weekend. Live Bait could really make your trip! I have had some great days in very brutal conditions all because of the giant sucker minnow! 
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Go duck hunting! |
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| I'll be fishing in Eagle River this weekend and I am just not going to think about the weather. I will think about it as far as making a choice between lures, presentations, depths whatever stuff that the book says you should do with the onset of a major cold front..but that's where it will stop. If it's cold..it's cold, I'll dress warmly, try to work my body into the casts to create as much warmth as possible. And, I will try as hard as I can to stay focused knowing that the bites will need to be made the most of in a situation where they can be hard to find. Truthfully, I will have a big secret weapon to use this weekend. I plan to show up bright and early at the Tom Gelb booksigning event Friday and ask him what to throw. If there is anybody up there not afraid to fish in the cold...it's him! |
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| Cold? That's not cold. You shouldn't be complaining about cold unless temps are under 32. |
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| Fish your ass off! Only way to go about it. Just slow and low. Good luck. I'm gonna do the same thing, even though its gonna cool from the 70s to the 50s. In Illinois. Not as dramatic but I'm sure it'll still affect it somehow. But there's always someone on the lake that can get em and that can be you. |
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | It's a typical strong cold front...just because the air temp drops significantly doesnt mean the fish know what the air temp drop is. I bet you find active fish and more active fish shallower than you inticipate. Same front will pass down here on Friday/ Saturday and will be on the water to see how fish react. |
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Location: central Wisconsin | I am heading to Minocqua on Oct 8th thru the 14th. My son is going to join me for three days. Cannot change the weather so............ we will take what we get. |
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| yeap ill be up there with a bunch of my friends stayin at the cabin in lake tomahawk and we plan on fishing no matter what. if anything we will just drag suckers around and try to get one that way. o well if we dont get fish we got plenty of beer and fish for afterwards so it will still be a good weekend. |
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| "Cold? That's not cold. You shouldn't be complaining about cold unless temps are under 32."
Morning temps for the Championship tourney in Eagle River are projected in the mid 20s on Saturday. It's going to be cold, even by your standards. I've fished quite a few times in freezing temps. Casting is a lot different at that level than trolling or running suckers. |
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| This cold will get 'em up and snappin... |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | A fall cold front is much different than a spring or summer cold front. In the fall I welcome the front coming in that is spoken of here. Usually triggers the fish to bite rather than what most are thinking it will do.
I would say you have more to worry about this weeked as far as turnover goes than that of the weather that is coming in. |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | I agree with Travis. I good coldfront in the fall, when its supposed to be cold, could kick the fish into gear. The best time to go fishing is whenever you can. Last weekend I was worried about turnover in Vilas/Oneida, we started on clear lakes and saw none, on Sunday we went to stained water, caught two in an hour. One being 49x25, new pb. Good luck! |
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| at first sight of the forecast i was planning on hanging it up for the weekend and doing other things; but screw it, i'm goin fishin. i'll just keep my coffee thermos in a cooler so it stays warm... |
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| I'd gladly welcome a cold front this time of year vs a warmfront!! I'd get excited about the cooldown! |
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| Yup, the first major temperature drop of the year sometimes gives them a kick in the keester and they put the feedbag on. |
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| It takes just one cast!! See you on the water |
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Location: Elgin, IL | I love that quote from Tom, Travis. Thanks.
Good luck this weekend guys.....be careful out there. I'd be going if I could. |
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| esoxaddict - 10/2/2012 1:06 PM
I would contemplate not fishing. Fall is my favorite time of year, but sudden big cooldowns seem to shut everything down for DAYS. If I could, I'd fish Wednesday and Thursday, and forget about the weekend. . Wish everyone thought like this, I would have the entire place to myself. Muskies like cold, fall fronts for us in the past have been some of our most productive days, especially for the supertankers. Go fish. |
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Location: IL | Sweet! I like everyones positive input about this weekends cold front! Makes me even more excited to get out on the water! |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | I'd have to agree with Travis on this one. I'd be more worried about turnover screwing up the fish than this cold front. Although hopefully the front will help speed up that process. I would have low expectations for this weekend. By the following weekend and the new moon period, lakes should have settled down and look for fishing to be HOT. If heading out this weekend, be prepared to do some lake hopping. That's my .02 for what it's worth. Maybe I'm way off...
Edited by MartinTD 10/3/2012 12:34 PM
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| Agree with Beaver. Some of our absolute best days on the water have been in early fall, during the first really nasty cold front...as the weather is moving in. Rain, snow, sleet and wind...the nastier the better. |
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| No "rocket science" required for this one, of course, but in a multi-lake area this time of year, you can likely find a lake that has completed the process of turnover, one that's right in the middle of it, one where it has yet to begin and all points in-between. It's a good time to have friends on the water who will share the needed intel so that you can maximize your time. |
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| This is still my first year doing this.. Whenever I go to Tonka I usually fish two sand spots and then spend the rest of my time on deep weeds and usually see some fish out in the weeds. What is generally the water temp when they go shallow and start to feed around those channels? Thanks |
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Location: Warroad, Mn | I also like cooling temps in the fall. But this may be a little too much of a good thing. From the NOAA for the NW Angle of the LOTWs. Thursday Snow. High near 37. Windy, with a north northwest wind 29 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 16 inches possible. Thursday Night Snow likely with widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a north northwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. Friday A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Friday Night A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Doug Johnson
Edited by dougj 10/3/2012 5:43 PM
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Location: Madtown, WI | You forgot to mention wind chill values in the mid to upper teens and zero visibility. I'm not ashamed to say I've never fished through a winter storm warning. |
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| If the fishing is a quarter as good as last weekend, I'll take it. |
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| What a forecast Doug! Reminds me of the second week of October in 2006!! Let us know how it plays out! |
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| Im planning on trying it Sunday for sure and possibly Saturday. Think they will still be shut down from the front? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | 41 and howling out there right now. Lovely. |
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